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Guns in parks: Residents views mixed on topic
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Caroline Rodriguez, with daughter Nathalie, 2, in Longwood Park last week, said she turned in her gun after moving to Gainesville. Guns don’t belong in the city’s parks, she said. - photo by NAT GURLEY
Gainesville City Council is working to update its law on guns in parks to comply with a 2010 state law allowing the carrying of a firearm as long as the person has a valid carry license. City code has prohibited people from having items such as shotguns, air rifles, bows and explosive substances in a park. The new city code, once approved, would ban from parks all weapons except guns.